Bright Layered Florals - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I feel like I have really fallen in love with die cutting this year - I seem to go through different phases of favorite card techniques, and I've really found sitting and die cutting from various pieces of colored cardstock is such a relaxing and fun way to spend my time. And when a floral die is as pretty as this one from Simon Says Stamp - well, it's hard to stop then! I realized after I finished, that this card had no stamping on it at all, so it is really letting the die cutting shine!

I used the lovely Honeybell Floral die for this - one that had been sitting in my pile waiting to be used, so it was definitely time to break it out! I die cut it using Lipstick, Cotton Candy, and Sage cardstocks, then assembled each one together, varying the flowers randomly on each one. I created a cardbase from Cream cardstock, then started arranging the floral clusters until I had an arrangement that I liked, at which point I adhered them with liquid glue. I added some white splatter over the entire card then, so it layered on the florals as well as the cardbase. I added some Bright Butterflies cut from Honey cardstock, the Thank You sentiment die cut from white and black cardstock, then rounded off both right corners of the card to fit the movement of the florals. I added several tiny coordinating Dazzling gems in Bubblegum, Sprout, and Butter, then grabbed a fine line Sharpie to add a sketchy outline to the card to pull it all together! Here are more photos:

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Scallop Arches - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! After the card I made yesterday, I had some leftover pieces, and realized they would be fun to put together on another card! I added a few other die cut pieces to bring it all together, and I love the fun colors and feminine layers! These dies from Simon Says Stamp are so versatile!

I used the leftover inner pieces from yesterday's card cut with the A2 Arches die and then die cut several more Scalloped Arches from white to layer together. The cardstock colors were still Sage and Honey cardstock, then Rainbow Splash Caramel cardstock. I adhered them all together, then mounted on a Cream cardbase with thin foam adhesive. I also die cut a few of the Whirl Butterflies, and a tiny heart from Basic Hearts die. Sentiment is from Inspirational Quotes stamp set, and I again added a few Nuvo glitter drops on the heart add some sparkle. Finished off with a few coordinating Gold, Sprout, and Butter gems! Here are more photos of the final card:

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Rainbow Arch Card - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! As part of my searching for inspiration on Pinterest, I came across so many adorable rainbow images - and the idea popped into my head to use a couple different arch dies from Simon Says Stamp to create my own rainbow! I love how this one turned out, and used some color inspiration that I thought was so unexpected but cute!

I used the A2 Arches die and the Scalloped Arches die, cutting various sizes of the nesting A2 Arches together to create a rainbow arch. I used Sage and Honey cardstock, then Rainbow Splash Caramel cardstock. I trimmed off the bottom so that instead of a full arch frame on each of them, they turned into the rainbow shape. I adhered those to my cardbase using foam strips for the inner and outer arch, then liquid glue for the scalloped one, and added some tiny doodled dots with a fine line Sharpie. I also die cut a few of the Whirl Butterflies, and a tiny heart from Basic Hearts die. Sentiment is from Inspirational Quotes stamp set, and then I rounded off one corner of the card. Finally, some Nuvo glitter drops on the heart add some sparkle, and a few coordinating Gold, Sprout, and Butter gems finish it off! Here is a closer look at the final card:

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Hanging Herbs - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I recently was perusing Pinterest on one of those occasions when I felt like I was stalling and trying to get my creative juices flowing. That usually works to get me inspired, and this time was no exception! I came across some images of cute little hanging herbs, and suddenly had the idea to create something similar on a card! I mixed and matched some older and newer releases from Simon Says Stamp and got busy crafting! This card also has lots of lovely texture thanks to die cutting felt - and also a little trick to help keep the felt more stable! 

I love using felt on cards, but sometimes when you are die cutting, the pieces are so thin and dainty that the felt falls apart if you aren't careful. I had the idea to die cut once from felt, and once from white cardstock, and then glue them together. It worked beautifully! Perfectly stable, but all the fun texture of the felt! I used Aurora Blooms die set to cut my stems to resemble herbs, and die cut them from Benzie Everbloom felt colors. For the "string" I used the recently released Festive Bunting die, and cut it from Desert Storm cardstock. I die cut some little bows from Ribbon Loop Frames die to finish the look. I wanted a softer background, so I grabbed some coordinating Cabbage, Field, and Pine inks, blended a bit on some watercolor paper, then misted with water for a faux watercolor effect. Once that dried, I added some Black Splatter, and then set that aside to dry. Sentiment was created with Reverse Birthday EZ Strips, and Basic Brushstroke Greetings. I added a good sprinkle of Dazzling Sprout gems to the background, and one of Dazzling Gold to the center of each of the bows for plenty of sparkle! Here are more photos of the finished card:

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Simple Stenciled Graduation Card - Simon Says Stamp

Okay - I think I'm reaching the end of the graduation cards for this year - but no promises! I really have just had so much fun with this one graduation set from Simon Says Stamp - and since this set was designed by my daughter, I once again tried to recreate one of her own design ideas for this card to make it a reality! I didn't stamp things exactly where I wish now that I had, but I still had fun with this technique for adding color to the graduation caps by creating a stencil with the coordinating die!

I started off by stamping the main sentiment from Graduation Greetings in the middle of my panel of white cardstock, then grabbing the two grad hats and sprinkling them around as well. I stamped with Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder so that I could stencil over the top without smearing the ink. Then I die cut each of the hat dies into a small square of white cardstock, and used it as a stencil to add color to a few select ones of the hats. I used Terracotta, Honey, Tropic, Dusk, and Eucalyptus. I love how it kind of goes over the edges of the image, but fully fills it in for a bit of a graphic look! I then stamped some of the smaller images around to fill the background in, then added the secondary sentiment popped up on foam. I added coordinating glitter enamel dots to the colored hats, and Dazzling Black gems sprinkled around the background and on the plain hats. Once that panel was done, I mounted it on a cardbase created with Fog cardstock! An almost one layer card - here's a closer look:

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On to the Next Chapter - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I have another graduation card to share today - 'tis the season, right? I'm using the same stamp set from Simon Says Stamp that I've shared on a couple other cards - and this card uses up some of the leftover items from the card I shared yesterday. I'm just loving this color combo so much! 

I used the centers of the Thin Frames die set from yesterday's cards, cut from the same Rainbow Splash cardstock. I once again stamped several images from the Graduation Greetings set in Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for shine. I then arranged those on the colored squares with foam adhesive, then popped each of those squares up on more foam adhesive on a Stitched Rectangle panel, tucking the secondary sentiment on there as well. I added 3 strips of black cardstock to my cardbase, then added that panel with more thin foam adhesive. Finished off with a few Black Dazzling Gems - the perfect embellishment to keep it from being too sparkly and girly! Here are more photos of this finished card:

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Masculine ConGRADulations - Simon Says Stamp

Good morning! I recently shared a graduation card that I really loved - and this past weekend, I decided it would be fun to recreate it, and just change up the colors to more masculine tones! This adorable graduation set from Simon Says Stamp (which was designed by my daughter), is so perfect for this fun layout. You can see the original card HERE if you want to see how different they look! This design could very easily be customized in the school colors of your graduate as well!

I used the little frames from the Thin Frames die set again for this card, each piece cut from Rainbow Splash cardstock again, just choosing different colors. I also cut some thin strips of the same colors to add to the background. I stamped several images from the Graduation Greetings set in Nocturne ink, then heat embossed with clear embossing powder for shine. I then arranged those dainty frames on a Stitched Rectangle panel, and adhered the sentiment and images over the top with foam adhesive. I adhered that panel over the background with more thin foam adhesive, and then finished off with a few Black Dazzling Gems to keep it from being too sparkly, but still add some interest. Here is a closer look at this version:

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